Border Security

President Trump calls on Democrats for cooperation on border security

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 8:39 AM PT — Thursday, January 10, 2019

President Trump is threatening to use his executive power to declare the border crisis a national emergency if Congress fails to come to an agreement on funding.

Prior to his departure for Texas, the president insisted a strong border is needed, adding, a wall or steel barrier is essential to border security in order to stop people from entering the country illegally.

The president went on to say he would rather work with Congress in order to secure funding for the wall, however, he is

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President Trump announces prime time address on border security Tuesday night

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 12:57 PM PT — Monday, January 7, 2019

President Trump is set to give his first ever prime time address from the Oval Office amid the partial government shutdown.

On Twitter Monday, the president confirmed he will outline — what he calls — the “humanitarian and national security crisis” on the southern border, during a speech Tuesday night.

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Pres. Trump on shutdown: I’m in the WH ready to go, where are the Dems?

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 8:52 AM PT – Sat. January 5, 2019

The president takes aim at Democrats once again for refusing to negotiate on border security to reopen the government.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House after meeting with lawmakers about border security, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Manuel Balce Ceneta)

In a tweet Saturday the president said he “wants to stop the shutdown,”

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During partial government shutdown Trump holds cabinet meeting

• Trump made it clear that he was standing by his request for $5.6 Billion for border wall funding calling it a small price to pay to keep the country safe.

• The president pointed to countries like Israel where he says walls are essential to protecting their borders as examples of why the U.S. needs one.

• They try and make it like its just about the wall and it is about the wall.

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Congressional leaders to attend border security meeting at white house

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 8:58 a.m. PT – Weds. January 2, 2019

Congressional leaders will be at the White House for a briefing on border security.

Senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security will lead Wednesday’s meeting amid calls from Pres. Trump for Democrats to make a deal to fund the government and the border wall. Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D – N.Y.) and House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi (D – Calif.) are expected to attend alongside Republican leadership.

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Caravan of 15K migrants to leave Honduras in mid-January as overcrowded shelters struggle

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 9:57 AM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018

Another migrant caravan is forming in Honduras and is preparing to head north. According to reports, the group of about 15,000 people is set to leave the Central American country on January 15, 2019. Migrants from El Salvador and Guatemala are expected to join them.

Advocacy groups said the new caravan will likely stay in southern Mexico, where the country’s president has promised them visas and employment.

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President Trump plans to cut off aid to Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:29 AM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018

President Trump is calling on Democrats to fund the border wall. He made the remarks in a tweet Friday morning, adding, the U.S. will be forced to close the southern border entirely if obstructionist Democrats don’t comply. He also blasted the current immigration laws by saying we need to change them.

In another tweet, the president said the U.S. will be cutting off aid to Honduras, Guatemala as well as El Salvador, which he said has done nothing but take money from the U.S.

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White House Press Secretary: Democrats care more about keeping borders open than government

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 9:38 AM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is accusing Democrats of caring more about keeping our borders open than our government. During an interview Friday, Sanders criticized Democrats for refusing to budge on the issue of immigration and said they have completely left the negotiation table.

The press secretary said the president has bent over backwards trying to make a deal on border security to put a stop to the human and drug trafficking that’s happening at the southern border.

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President Trump blasts Democrats as government shutdown continues

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 9:08 AM PT — Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018

President Trump is continuing to urge Democrats to end the partisan charade and fund a border wall.

On Twitter Thursday, the president asked, “have Democrats finally realized that we desperately need border security and a wall on the southern border?”

He added, the U.S. needs to “stop drugs, human trafficking, gang members and criminals from coming into our country.”

Have the Democrats finally realized that we desperately need Border Security and a Wall on the Southern Border. Need to stop Drugs, Human Trafficking,Gang Members & Criminals from coming into our Country. Do the Dems realize that most of the people not getting paid are Democrats?

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